Filmmaker Karan Johar has opened up about why he did not approach Shah Rukh Khan to do a cameo in Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani, a film that celebrates his career as a filmmaker of 25 years. SRK's fans were left a little disheartened after they didn't see the superstar make a cameo in the film. Karan has now revealed that while the superstar was not in the film, he was still very much involved with it. When asked about not asking SRK to appear in his film, Karan told Sucharita Tyagi in an interview, "Shah Rukh never says no to me. He never says no to me. I think you have to keep that card very close, because you know I will use it. I have that kind of access to Mr Khan. I don’t want to keep using it for no reason." Karan Johar and Shah Rukh Khan go a long way as the superstar has given some of the biggest hits of his career with him and the two of them have collaborated on films like Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham. (2001), Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006) and My Name Is Khan (2010). Earlier, Alia Bhatt had opened up about how Shah Rukh Khan tutored her and Suhana Khan in lip syncing for songs when she was preparing for Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani's track 'Tum Kya Mile' with Ranveer Singh. Now Karan Johar has given more details about how SRK actually went out of his way and spent six hours with her to make sure she was trained properly before she shot the romantic number. Opening up about how Alia was "grappling" with high speed and was facing issues with lip syncing, SRK came to her rescue. "When you do a slow-motion song or a high-speed song at the music, it’s doubled. To catch the lip sync, you really have to, like there’s a technique to it. And of course, Shah Rukh being the most intelligent man I know, mastered the technique a while ago. So when Alia was grappling with that high speed, you know it’s like hearing a voice note in 2X speed. That’s how that song is," Johar shared with Sucharita Tyagi in an interview. He further added how Shah Rukh Khan not only trained Alia but also his daughter and upcoming actor Suhana Khan in lip-syncing. He shared, "So I said, just go to Shah Rukh, he is a master. And she went and not only did he teach, she took some advice on the phone, but he was there for six hours with her and Suhana, because he’s like while I am coaching you, let me also coach Suhana. So both the students sat and 'Professor Khan' conducted the lip sync in high-speed Opera and both were like, wow, this is gold, getting this from Shah Rukh himself. So yes, like vicariously Shah Rukh is in the film." Post SRK's training, KJo says Alia came "fully trained" on set for the song. "Alia came fully trained, there was not even a single beat that she was missing, because she was trained by the best," said Johar.
